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Meetup Europe 2018
17-18 April, Business Design Centre, London
Silver Sponsors: Bronze Sponsors: SupportingOrganisation:
The 3rd Annual retreat for European Tower experts
To discuss your participation, contact Annabelle on +44 7423 512588 or email [email protected]
Featuring New Street Research Tower Conference
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TowerXchange Meetup Europe 2017 at a glance
A packed out agenda and interactive sessions including:
Sponsors and exhibitors benefitted from:
Towerco 59
Investor 60
MNO 26
Advisory/Consultants 18
Energy Equipment 17
Small Cells 9
RMS/Monitoring 8
Law Firm 6
Managed Services 4
Backhaul 3
Static Assets 2
Other 2
Number of towers owned by 2017 attendees in excess of 280,000
59 Towerco attendees representing 32 towercos
60 investors from43 investment firms
26 operator attendees from12 MNOs
CXO28% SVP, VP,
Partner 23%
Director 23%
Senior Manager
26%Exposure to 35,000+
industry experts through our event publications
In depth technology working groups
Access to specialist roundtable discussions
Branding to over 250 attendees over 2 days
46 interactive roundtable discussions
39 senior panellists on
stage
5 dedicated small cell sessions
3 technology working groups
1 concurrent investor conference hosted by New Street Research
Industry breakdown
Seniority breakdown of 258 attendees
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Time Session Break outs
9:00 TowerXchange analysis of the European Market: Kieron Osmotherly, MD and Founder, TowerXchange and Frances Rose, Head of Europe, TowerXchange
9:45
CxO panel: Towers and wireless infrastructure 2030 Alex Mestre, International Business and Marketing Director, Cellnex Nihat Narin, CEO, Global Tower Scott Coates, CEO, Wireless Infrastructure Group Alexander Chub, President, Russian Towers
10:30 Debate: MNO-led towercos vs independent towercos, which adds more value? Oscar Cicchetti, CEO, INWIT, David Porte, VP International, SBA Communications
11:00 Fireside chat with Tobias Martinez, CEO, Cellnex
11:20 Networking break
11:50 Roundtable Session 1 Buyer briefing 1
12:50 Lunch
13:50 Roundtable Session 2 Working Group 1 - The operational challenges of moving from a real estate to a service model
14:50 Networking break sponsored by
15:20 Fireside Chat with Olivier Huart, CEO, TDF and Chair, EWIA Buyer Briefing 2
15:50 Panel: Investing in European towers: opportunities for growth Jack Colbourne, Partner, Arcus Infrastructure Partners Suruchi Ahuja, CFO, Tillman Infrastructure Eric Crabtree, Chief Investment Officer, IFC Bruno Candès, Partner, InfraVia Capital Partners
16:30 Champagne discussion forums, featuring the speakers from the relevant panels throughout the event: Towers 2030, MNO-Captive vs independent towercos, Broadcast towercos, Investment in European towers, The tenants’ perspective, Women in Towers, Is the neutral host business model still in vogue?, Are managed services the best solution for network development?
17:30 Informal drinks reception
19:00 Dinner
TowerXchange Meetup Europe AgendaLondon | Day one - April 17, 2018
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Day and time Session Break outs
9:00
Panel: 5G and future networks - a summary and a roadmap: Oscar Pallarols, Director of Innovation and Product Strategy, Cellnex Alexander Chub, President, Russian Towers Nikolay Berdin, CEO, Service Telecom
9:45 Keynote Presentation: The impact of 5G: what will the towerco of the future look like? Marc Ganzi, CEO, Digital Bridge
10:15 Panel: the tenants’ perspective Pat Coxen, CEO, MBNL Michael Martin, Network Director, Sunrise
11:05 Networking Break sponsored by
11:35 Roundtable Session 311:35-13:00 Wireless Infrastructure Regulatory Working Group Meeting
Rising Stars session led by Chuck Green
12:35 Lunch
13:35 Roundtable Session 4 Buyer Briefing 2
14:35 Networking Break
15:05
Broadcast towercos: is the gap between broadcast and mobile assets broadening or narrowing? Jorge Alberto Jimenez, CEO, Axion Maciej Staszak, Vice President, Emitel Carlo Ramella, CEO, TowerTel
15:45 Panel Discussion - who will own and operate the networks of the future?
16:30 End of Meetup
TowerXchange Meetup Europe AgendaLondon | Day two - April 18, 2018
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TowerXchange roundtables40+ roundtable discussions, including:
< Oscar Cicchetti, CEO, INWIT: Italy
< Michele Vitale, Head of IR, INWIT: Evaluating the value of telecoms towers
< Carlo Ramella, CEO, EI: Small scale acquisitions to drive portfolio growth
< Alexander Chub, President, Russian Towers: Russia
< Scott Coates, CEO, WIG: The role of towercos in fibre rollout
< Nikolai Berdin, CEO, Service Telekom: Inorganic growth: how to play to
your strengths through integration
< Jorge Alberto Jimenez, CEO, Axion: The role of broadcast towers in 5G
infrastructure
< Nihat Narin, CEO, Global Tower: Turkey
< Colin Cunningham, CEO, Cignal: Ireland
< Chuck Green, Director of edotco Group: Comparing towers in Europe,
Asia and Africa
< Jack Coborne, Partner, Arcus: What drives value for European investors?
< Jonathan Dann, Managing Director, RBC: IPOs in Europe - what works?
< Johnny Ekstrom, CFO, TT Networks: Reducing operating costs
< Rikke Josephsen, Site Manager, TT Networks: Sandardising operations
across a tower portfolio
< Arthur Akopyan, Managing Director, UFG: The investment landscape in
Russia and the CIS
< Marc Perusat, Managing Partner, TASC: Towers in the Middle East
< Sergey Pliassak, Investment Advisor, Logycom: Towers in the CIS
< Zardasht Khalid, Senior Manager, Korek Telecom: Rebuilding a telecoms
network in Iraq
< Andrey Glukhov, CFO, Vertical: Moving from a real estate to a
service model
< Donal O’Shaughnessey, Chairman, Cignal: Making the business case for
rural towers in Europe
< Alex Mestre, CCO, Cellnex: Sale and leaseback in Europe: what are
the benefits?
< Oscar Pallarols, Director of Innovation and Product Strategy, Cellnex:
Prioritising technologies for towerco investment
< David Porte, Vice President - International, SBA: Comparing the US and
European tower markets
< David Crawford, CEO, Arqiva: Is there a place for the ‘real estate’ towerco
model in the future network?
< Eric Crabtree, CIO, IFC: Wireless infrastructure in emerging European
markets
< Juliette Wallace, Business Planning & Property Director , MBNL:
Landlords and leasing
< Rustem Umerov, MD, Astem: Identifying opportunities in Europe’s
emerging markets
< Dmitry Shevchenko, CFO, Megafon: Carving out Russia’s largest towerco:
internal buy-in, obstacles and opportunities
< Joerg Weber, SVP Investment Management, Deutsche Telekom: Topic TBC
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What’s new at Meetup Europe 2018?
Champagne discussion forums
Rather than waiting with your hand in the air at
the end of a panel discussion, we’re introducing
discussion forums at the end of Day One, to allow
you to put your questions directly to our panelists
in an informal and off the record environment.
Featuring the keynote panelists from throughout
the event, as well as bringing together focus groups
in specialist areas, including Women in Towers, this
relaxed format will allow you to put your questions
directly to the most senior experts in the industry.
Working Groups
Working groups are designed to address some
of the key operational and strategic questions
faced by European tower owners, such as how
towercos are making the shift from a real estate
to a ‘service’ model and dealing with land owners
and leasing. These in depth sessions will help drill
into the opportunities as well as the stumbling
blocks presented by these issues and participants
will come away with agreed action points as
well as insight into how the industry at large is
approaching the issues.
Rising Stars
TowerXchange is committed to encouraging
growth and diversity in the tower industry in
all forms. With this in mind we’re delighted to
launch our first ever ‘Rising Stars’ content in 2018,
profiling the next generation of industry leaders in
a dedicated editorial feature and inviting them to
join the discussion and take part in our networking
events at Meetup Europe. In addition to a Rising
Stars editorial in Issue 22 of the TowerXchange
Journal, we’re running a dedicated Rising Stars
session at Meetup Europe, led by Chuck Green,
Director of edotco and formerly of Crown Castle.
Nominations are open to up-and-coming execs in
towercos and MNOs.
Buyer Briefings
Introduced at our African event and immensely
popular, Buyer Briefings allow tower owners
to set out their needs and expectations to the
suppliers and solutions providers in the ecosystem.
Encompassing everything from power to small cell
roll out, asset management to drones; and delving
into procurement processes, the buyer briefings
give tower owners a platform to challenge the
industry to offer the solutions they need.
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Praise for TowerXchange Meetup Europe 2017
THE industry meeting ground to explore the evolving TowerCo business of Small Cells - Patrik Jakobson, Head of Network as-a-Service, Ericsson
The TowerXchange Meetup in London was an excellent event this year. Really well organised and in particular a great attendance of Industry players, Suppliers and advisers Well done to all the team involved. Looking forward to next year already -Colin Cunningham, CEO, Cignal
TowerXchange MeetUp is a must attend event to be at the cutting edge of tower industry - Alexey Podryabinnikov, Marketing Director, Russian Towers
Sold out expo Panel discussions
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Praise for TowerXchange Meetup Europe 2017
TowerXchange Meetup Europe - a must attend event - Janusz Skrzypkowski, Chairman, ECS
A unique meeting point for investors, MNOs and Tower CXOs to understand and exchange information -Torbjorn Teigen, CEO, Norkring AS
One of the best sessions i have come across over the years. Innovative and very informative. High quality attendees. -Joris Fleerackers, European Sales Manager, Deltanode Solutions
The unique meeting focused on wireless infrastructure that exceeded expectations - Paolo Crocetti, Director of Institutional Affairs, EI Towers
After hours networking Panel discussions
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The Future Network roundtables
Roundtable topics to include: < Fibrisation in Europe - where are we now?
< Defining the business model for a towerco fibre offering
< In-building connectivity solutions
< Outdoor small cells / WiFi
< Outdoor DAS
< Centralising core networks
< Is there a role for Wi-Fi alongside cellular networks in the future?
< Unlicensed spectrum developments in Europe
< Network virtualisation and the use cases of 5G
< Is RANsharing feasible? Will the operators agree?
< How will private networks integrate with macro cellular networks? And who is the natural owner / operator? < Backhaul < Technical developments in network architecture< Is the neutral host business model still in vogue?< Innovations in active infrastructure sharing< Edge computing < How much will IoT impact cellular network capacity?/ Who will provide the networks for IoT?< What will the role of the fixed line operator be in the networks of the future? < Could connected and autonomous vehicles provide a network densification solution?
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What is ?The Future Network is a new community for thought leaders braveenough to imagine - and create - new business models, new solutionsand new networks to serve tomorrow’s mobile market. Hostedunder the Chatham House Rule to encourage openness and disclosure,The Future Network cuts through the hyperbole to identify whatinnovations can and are being rolled out, what the commercial andregulatory inhibitors are, who is best placed to break through thoseinhibitors, with a view to devising a common roadmap to realise theDigital Economy.
Brought to you by the team behind TowerXchange, a renowned community host and research resource used by 35,000 telecoms infrastructure decision makers, The Future Network is an online community, publication, and F2F networking platform for executives from mobile network operators, towercos, private network operators, macro and micro antenna developers, OEMs, neutral hosts, service providers, fibre and backhaul companies.
One of the current preoccupations of the market is the deployment of a heterogeneous network (HetNet) layer to infill and offload crowded macro networks. This HetNet is being deployed by a combination of mobile network operators, towercos and other neutral hosts.
The Future Network tracks case studies of trials and deployments around the world and engages with the project managers driving the deployment of small cells, active DAS, smart antennas and other infill and offload technologies. It engages fibre companies, OEMs and supportive sectors to promote investment in and development of this burgeoning market.
Our quarterly publication will showcase the emerging future networksaround the world, and our regional Meetups will unite the leaders ofthese projects to share knowledge and expertise to drive the commercialdevelopment of the sector by uniting key solution providers under oneroof to do business and promote the future of the cellular network
TheFutureNetw rk
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Small cells supply chain
Finance: Banks, Private Equity, Infrastructure / Tech funds
Legal
Communications services provider
MVNO MNO
Equipment testing & managment< Equipment rental< Contracted services
Site acquisition, installation and commissioning
Municipalities and Landlords
Backhaul / fibre
Private networks
NPMT(Network
performance diagnostics & monitoring)
Passive equipment< Coaxial / fibre cabling< Steel< Renewables< Batteries
Active equipment< Electrical components< Antenna< Semiconductors / chips< Timing devices< Cell signal boosters
Consultancy
MSPOEMCan manufacture Can run
Can outsource to Can outsource to
Can outsource to
Can self-deployCan self-deploy
Can outsource to
Towerco or other neutral host
Wi-Fi
Small Cell & DAS
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Europe’s largest gathering of tower owners in one room:How can you make the most of the opportunity?
TowerXchange’s top five tips to meet your goals on site
1. Position yourself as a thought leader and let clients approach you< Share expertise in the TowerXchange Europe special edition journal< Lead the discussion by hosting a roundtable or discussion forum 2. Secure access to invitation-only working groups with MNO and towerco procurement teams< Closed door task forces eliciting intimate feedback from buyers responsible for trialing, procuring and using key energy equipment and monitoring and management systems
3. Create a meeting point and bring in reinforcements to cover a large client base < Vendors are limited to two Meetup passes to preserve the ratio of buyers to sellers; exhibitors can leverage two additional expo hall passes to cover more meetings with the large customer base < Welcome prospects to your exhibition stand or take a closed meeting room for ad hoc conversations when needed< Benefit from TowerXchange’s concierge service; facilitating one-to-one introductions 4. Strengthen brand awareness, reputation and likeability< Sponsor the networking breaks, drinks reception or networking dinner: this year’s most prominent branding opportunities
< Get your name out there onsite, online and in print: find out the options < Arrange a listing in the TowerXchange prequalified vendor directory: a reference point for 35,000 industry executives 5. Arrive prepared: Benfit from a briefing on what your target clients are looking to buy< Get ahead of the crowd, don’t just find out which companies are attending but learn more about their portfolio, strategy and who will be representing them in our exclusive pre-event briefing
The TowerXchange Meetup Europe enables you to condense months of travelling, client visits and business development calls into just two action packed days. Yet with such a large number of clients in one place, planning your time efficiently and finding a way to stand out from the crowd is a must.
As a sponsor or exhibitor at the event you open up a world of premium opportunities unavailable to delegates. Such opportunities have proven so valuable that over 60% of 2017’s sponsors and exhibitors rebooked their packages during the course of last year’s event!
Can you afford not to join them?
To discuss the opportunities available contact Annabelle Mayhew, Chief Commercial Officer email:[email protected]: +44 (0) 7423 512588
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How can I join?270 passes available for 2018All previous Meetups have SOLD OUT: Register early to avoid disappointment
www.towerxchange.com/meetup/meetup-europe/apply-to-attend
+44 (0) 7423 512588
Register today to guarantee your involvement
Conditions of entry
1. Attendance is restricted to Director level or higher2. Vendors (with the exception of MSPs) are restricted to a maximum of two delegates per company in order to balance the ratio of buyers to sellers (to enquire about increasing your presence through sponsorship or exhibition contact Annabelle Mayhew)
Pricing
*Discount codes to be supplied on application to Annabelle Mayhew at [email protected]. Please note these will only be supplied to qualified MNOs and independent towercos.
Standard pass£2,500
Towercos£1800*
Mobile network operatorsFree*
Sponsorship and exhibitionOn request
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With special thanks to the TowerXchange “Inner Circle”About TowerXchange
Founded in 2012, TowerXchange is your independent community for operators, towercos, investors and suppliers interested in EMEA, CALA and Asian towers. We’re a community of practitioners formed to promote and accelerate infrastructure sharing. TowerXchange don’t build, operate or invest in towers; we’re a neutral community host and commentator on telecoms infrastructure.
TowerXchange produces a bi-weeky newsletter and quarterly journal, both available to subscribers, which cover industry news and provide deep insights into telecoms infrastructure worldwide. We also host annual Meetups on each of four continents to bring together the leading tower industry stakeholders.
TowerXchange was founded by Kieron Osmotherly, a TMT community host and events organiser with 21 years’ experience, and is governed with the support and advice of the TowerXchange “Inner Circle” – an informal network of advisors
Our informal network of advisers:
© 2018 Site Seven Media Ltd. All rights reserved. Neither the whole nor any substantial part of this publication may be re-produced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the prior permission of Site Seven Media Ltd. Short extracts may be quoted if TowerXchange is cited as the source. TowerXchange is a trading name of Site Seven Media Ltd, registered in the UK. Company number 8293930.
(Chairman) Daniel Lee Managing DirectorIntrepid Advisory Partners
Zhiyong ZhangChairman & PresidentMiteno
Akhil GuptaChairmanBharti Infratel
Nat-sy MissamouSharing New Business Program Director, Orange
Nina TriantisManaging Director, Global, Head of Telecoms & MediaStandard Bank
Terry RhodesCEOEaton Towers
Marc GanziPresident, Digital Bridge &Mexico Tower Partners
Arun KapurCo-FounderIrrawaddy Green Towers
James Maclaurinformerly CEOedotco
David MurphyDirector - TMT, EMEAStandard Chartered Bank
Dagan KasavanaCEOPhoenix Tower International
Chuck GreenDirectoredotco Group
Suresh SidhuCEOedotco
Malcolm CollinsChief ExecutiveCTIL
Ted ZhongFounder & CEO,Astro Tower
Hal HessEVP, International Operations andPresident, EMEA and Latin AmericaAmerican Tower
Nobel TanihahaPresident DirectorPT SOLUSI TUNAS PRATAMA (STP)
Umang DasChief MentorAmerican Tower
Gilles KuntzCEOTowerCo of Madagascar
Maria ScottiCEOTorrecom
David MeganckFounder and COOAcsys
Tilak Raj DuaDirector GeneralTAIPA
Dimitris LiouliasGM of StrategySaudi Telecom Company
Kurt BagwellPresident InternationalSBA Communications
Jim EisensteinChairman & CEOGrupo TorreSur
Bimal DayalCEOIndus Towers
Inder BajajAdvisor, Helios Investment Partners & former CEOHTN Towers
Tunde TitilayoVice ChairmanSWAP International
Peter BendallSenior Vice PresidentMacquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets
Jeffrey EldredgePartnerVinson & Elkins
Enda HardimanManaging PartnerHardiman Telecommunications Ltd.
Adeel BajwaCEODhabi Group
Scott CoatesCEOWireless Infrastructure Group
Carlo RamellaCOO, EI Towersand Chairman, Towertel
Alexander ChubPresidentRussian Towers
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Our sponsors & exhibitors
Accruent
Siterra, an Accruent Product, addresses the software needs of tower companies to sell co-locations, upgrade capacity, build-to-suit, maintain accurate asset registers, manage maintenance, and collaborate with vendors operationally as well as consolidate and integrate tower-related software technically. Sixteen of the towercos and infracos that TowerXchange tracks are current Siterra customers, spanning 18 countries and five continents. The first version of the Siterra site management platform was released in 2001. 100,000 users later, Siterra has become the industry standard, must-have operating software for tower companies today. Accruent works with its leading towerco customers to jointly develop new features that are deployed regularly through the SaaS platform to constantly improve customer value. Accruent has developed global process standards with local flexibility to pair with best-in-class software functionality.
Accruent’s telecommunications division serves some of the world’s largest mobile network operators and service providers in addition to tower companies, helping link employees from different organizations in the industry to collaborate to projects. Accruent is the largest independent provider of commercial property management software, serving the telecom, retail, education, healthcare, and corporate markets with over 7,000 customers in 149 countries.
www.accruent.com
Tarantula
Tarantula is a proven world leader in telecom site management software and the trusted partner of leading telecom infrastructure operators in 20 countries. The company is owned by Volaris Group, an operating group of Toronto-based software and services provider Constellation Software Inc. Through its specialised site management platform, Tarantula is a fundamental pillar of support behind the management of more than 350,000 mobile towers and assets worth US$25 billion around the world.
Red Cube is the industry standard for end-to-end tower lifecycle management. It is built around 30+ real-world, best practice towerco processes that have been brought to life through persona-based workflows, linking together towerco data such as assets, leases, processes, and financials into one central business model. This functionality is available straight out of the box, allowing companies to quickly deploy an optimised towerco business model.
www.tarantula.net
Acsys Technologies Ltd
Acsys is a specialized towerco security and field service management software provider. Recognizing the telecom industry’s relentless drive to efficiency, we design solutions to accelerate you forward. Our software and mobile applications in combination with military-grade access control hardware form a 4 tiered tool for: Flexibility, Efficiency, Productivity, and Security.
Our solutions are designed to improve your site operations through the near elimination of theft, reduced inefficiencies, vendor and ticket auditing, and real-time remote control of field technicians. In the age of Big Data, Acsys gives you the intel you need to offer your tenants a better experience while reducing your OPEX.
Our expert team of mechatronic security, software development, and telecom professionals represent 14 nationalities and have combined their expertise to deploy the Acsys solutions in nearly 50 countries around the globe. Acsys is ISO 9001 certified and a preferred supplier of many of the biggest names in the telco industry.
Acsys – solutions built to improve your bottom line.
www.acsys.com
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Our sponsors and exhibitors
Intelsat
Intelsat S.A. (NYSE: I) operates the world’s first Globalized Network, delivering high-quality, cost-effective video and broadband services anywhere in the world. Intelsat’s Globalized Network combines the world’s largest satellite backbone with terrestrial infrastructure, managed services and an open, interoperable architecture to enable customers to drive revenue and reach through a new generation of network services. Thousands of organizations serving billions of people worldwide rely on Intelsat to provide ubiquitous broadband connectivity, multi-format video broadcasting, secure satellite communications and seamless mobility services. The end result is an entirely new world, one that allows us to envision the impossible, connect without boundaries and transform the ways in which we live. For more information, visit our website.
www.intelsat.com
Abloy Oy
ABLOY is one of the leading manufacturers of locks, locking systems and architectural hardware and the world’s leading developer of products in the field of electromechanical locking technology. We develop safe, aesthetic and easy-to-use locking solutions which satisfy the needs of end-users and our construction industry partners for security, safety and ease-of-access.
ABLOY protects people, property, and business operations on land, at sea, and in the air – in all circumstances. Solutions created for users’ individual need extend from locking of homes to sites of operations requiring professionally provided high security. Both the trust users place in us and our pioneering position are based on long-term endeavours – continuously developing new
data centres, fibre, wireless and wireline technology. We have significant industry experience, advising on telecoms transactions in numerous countries, including across Europe, Africa, Asia, the Americas and the Middle East and our team is well recognised for such transactions worldwide. Our telecommunications advice includes acquisitions and disposals, debt and equity financing, infrastructure development, operational arrangements, regulatory matters and dispute resolution.
We also have significant experience in the negotiation and drafting of sale and purchase, debt and equity financing, master lease, build-to-suit, site management, site marketing and service level arrangements, fibre IRUs and other complex commercial contracts.
www.velaw.com
MediPower
Since 2003, MediPower keeps the leading position as ESCO for the Italian telecom sector, providing energy to off-grid BTS for all the local MNOs (Vodafone, Wind, TIM, H3G). Operating in FULL OPEX model within an extremely challenging logistic and environmental scenario, the company holds a market share greater than 80%.
MediPower experience is replicable globally, relying on the “best-in-class” technology provided by Ausonia: AC & DC gensets, hybrid solutions, remote management and renewable sources integration.
For these reasons, MediPower represents the ideal energy partner to globally approach network implementation projects and/or operational optimization processes, in a cost effective way.
www.medipower.com/en/index.php
Cellnex Telecom
Cellnex is the main services and infrastructure operator for wireless telecoms in Europe.
It operates in Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, France, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Its activities are structured around four main areas: telecoms infrastructure services, audiovisual content distribution networks, security and emergency services networks, and smart infrastructure and urban services management solutions (smart cities and the internet of things).
The company is listed on the continuous market of the Spanish stock exchange. It is part of the selective IBEX 35 and EuroStoxx 600 indices and part of the FTSE4GOOD, Carbon Disclosure Project and Standard Ethics sustainability indices.
www.cellnextelecom.com/en/
Vinson & Elkins RLLP
Vinson & Elkins is one of the oldest and largest international law firms, with approximately 700 lawyers located in 16 offices around the world. Our global telecommunications team has extensive experience advising on international telecoms and telecoms infrastructure M&A transactions, including in respect of towers,
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Our exhibitorsof power, thermal and infrastructure management solutions including the Chloride®, Liebert®, NetSure™ and Trellis™ brands.
Telecom and IT infrastructure solutions from Vertiv deliver purposefully designed and integrated hardware, software, and services that enable your network infrastructure to be as dynamic as your business. Ranging from site planning to test and turn-up, our experience and dedicated approach to providing turnkey solutions will compliment your business investment. For more information, visit our website.
www.vertivco.com
Asentria
Asentria provides solutions for mobile network and tower operators to manage power, security, and environmental issues at remote cell sites from their network operations center. Telecom sites are evolving to include many new intelligent subsystem controllers for DC rectifiers, generators, cameras, access controllers, and HVAC. Asentria securely integrates these sub-systems into our hardware based site controller to present a single interface for management of power, security and environment at remote sites. Beyond simple alarming, Asentria generates data for comparative site analysis and provides remote access to the underlying systems for OPEX reducing cell site optimization.
www.asentria.com
HIMOINSA
HIMOINSA is a global corporation that designs, manufactures and distributes power generation equipment worldwide. It has extensive experience in the telecommunications market, having supplied equipment with power outputs ranging from 8 to 45KVA in the international market to well-
known companies in the sector. Our telecom range gensets
can work remotely, providing efficient and reliable power
and incorporate functionalities such as: GPS system, making
it possible to locate the machine at any time, fuel level alarm,
remote management and remote control for gathering
and recording data in real time. HIMOINSA has develops
a variable speed hybrid generator sets that reduces fuel
consumption by 40% and extend maintenance periods up to
1000 hours.
www.himoinsa.com
M2Catalyst, LLC
M2Catalyst is a big data/business analytics licensor that
crowdsources trillions of cell tower, mobile network,
device, and application data points from millions of mobile
devices. Our data scientists then utilize proprietary
algorithms to generate invaluable actionable intelligence
for members of the wireless ecosystem, i.e., infrastructure
providers, tower owners, wireless carriers, mobile device
manufacturers, and app developers.
http://www.m2mobileinsights.com/blog/a-r-evolution-in-how-towers-are-valued-and-how-co-locations-are-sold/
and innovative locking solutions and door-opening technologies that facilitate smooth entry and exit. The position of ABLOY as one of the four global brands of ASSA ABLOY Group supports our internationalization process and empowers us to strengthen our business in existing markets and to expand into new areas.
www.abloy.com
NorthStar Battery
NorthStar delivers reliable and sustainable power to the world, by designing and manufacturing high performance batteries and energy-saving battery cabinets. NorthStar products are built to provide longer battery life and reduced environmental impact.The company has state-of-the-art facilities in the USA and Sweden, and their products are used in more than 150 countries worldwide. NorthStar can cut your operating costs with their long life products, high operating temperatures and efficient battery cooling.
The new NorthStar ACE™ is the future of energy storage management, an Internet of Things concept that allows you to monitor your batteries remotely using Bluetooth and the cloud.
www.northstarbattery.com
Vertiv
Vertiv designs, builds and services critical infrastructure that enables vital applications for communication networks as well as data centres and commercial and industrial facilities. Formerly Emerson Network Power, Vertiv supports today’s growing mobile and cloud computing markets with a portfolio
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Hardiman Telecommunications
Hardiman Telecommunications Ltd. was established in 1994. We are a boutique consultancy specialised in strategy development, due diligence assessment and valuation support. Our clients include major TowerCos, private equity funds, corporate finance / advisory and investment functions of leading banks, and telecommunications carriers. We are particularly active in end-to-end support of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. All of our staff have held profit-accountable positions with global telecommunications carriers, manufacturers and systems integration houses prior to joining us. This allows full support of clients across the continuum from technology through to market effectiveness, spanning engineering, commercial strategy, financial structuring and proven operating methodologies.
www.telecoms.net
ESB Telecoms
ESB Telecoms Ltd. is a wholesale telecommunications provider, bringing 20 years of telecoms and electrical engineering experience to the industry. We own and operate an extensive telecoms network throughout Ireland with International fibre connectivity to the United Kingdom.
ESB Telecoms Ltd. also owns and manages a portfolio of more than 400 telecommunications towers and sites nationwide. We provide transmission services for mobile and wireless operators, private communications companies and emergency services.
www.esbtelecoms.ie
Schréder
Schréder is a worldwide leader in outdoor lighting, present in over 35 countries spanning 5 continents. We work with our partners to create practical, sustainable and beautiful lighting solutions tailored to locations from Rome’s Coliseum to the Channel Tunnel. A family company, Jules Schréder started the business in 1907: we’ve since grown to employ 2,600 people worldwide, who share our passion for lighting up your world. Our tradition of engineering means we’ve been at the forefront of innovation throughout our history, and our latest is to use street lighting to support connectivity in smart cities and beyond. Schréder therefore collaborated with Huawei to launch the SHUFFLE SITE, a multi-functional light column with a small cell to ensure next-generation connectivity is accessible to all and will help cities improve their 4G coverage.
www.schreder.com
European Wireless Industry Association
The European Wireless Infrastructure Association is the European trade association of wholesale wireless infrastructure providers. Our members invest in and operate wireless infrastructure essential to the delivery of mobile voice, wireless broadband and other wireless networks. EWIA advocates policies that encourage the network infrastructure investment and deployment necessary to make advanced wireless broadband available everywhere for consumers, businesses, health care, public safety and the countless other sectors that rely on always-on wireless connections.
http://ewia.org/
New Street Research
New Street Research is an independent research firm
specializing in telecommunications equity and debt research. We
apply an in-depth, fundamental approach to research that draws
on decades of telecom, technology, and policy expertise. We
strive to develop differentiated investment insights that impact
institutional investors, company executives, and government
policy-makers. Our team of 20 dedicated analysts based in New
York, London, and Singapore, giving us a truly global and unique
perspective on trends across the telecom landscape.
www.newstreetresearch.com
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